Roman Mars: Why city flags may be the worst-designed thing you've never noticed
羅曼·馬斯: 為什麼市旗可以是你從未注意過的最壞設計
With his show 99% Invisible, Roman Mars discovered new ways to jolt public radio out of its old paradigms, while at the same time spinning riveting tales of design. Full bio
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with the design that they care about
他們在乎的設計,
to all forms of design.
with design intent in mind,
the definition of design:
on your flag, Canada.
"I don't care about flags,"
about flags, and trust me,
that works on our emotions.
左右著我們的情感。
as flags this year,
包裝我的聖誕禮物,
and sure enough,
someone left a comment that said,
and shove it up your ass." (Laughter)
塞到你屁股裡。」(笑聲)
about flags, you know?
the design of flags,
what makes a bad flag,
怎樣才算壞的旗幟,
the design of almost anything.
幾乎所有事物的設計。
of my radio show,
「99% Invisible」
to reconstruct it here on stage,
我是羅曼·馬斯
principles of flag design.
American Vexillological Association.
is the study of flags.
旗幟學指對旗幟的研究。
that makes it sound weird.
是因為裡面的笑意。
keep it simple.
that a child can draw it from memory.
連小孩子也能記住畫出來。
had their own flags.
do have flags.
的確有自己的旗幟。
That's Ted Kaye, by the way.
噢,這是泰德·凱伊。
RM: He's a flag expert.
馬斯:他是旗幟學專家。
a scholarly journal on flag studies,
一本旗幟學的學術周刊,
with the Portland Flag Association
Vexillological Association.
the book on flag design.
關於旗幟設計的書。
It's about 16 pages.
大概有16頁。
"Good Flag, Bad Flag:
如何設計一支出色的旗幟」
I discovered in Chicago
down the middle.
use meaningful symbolism.
the water, the river and the lake.
水、河流、湖泊。
colors or pattern
significant events in Chicago's history.
芝加哥的重要歷史事件。
on the future site of Chicago,
迪爾伯恩堡的建立;
which everyone remembers
use two to three basic colors.
使用兩到三種基本顏色。
is to use two to three colors
兩到三種基本顏色:
green, yellow and black.
has complete buy-in
深受大眾喜愛,
at least one store on every block
每條街上都有至少一家商店
some sort of Chicago flag paraphernalia.
from Chicago magazine.
Whet Moser。
I went to get a haircut,
that the barber kept all his tools in,
就有一支芝加哥市旗,
a Chicago flag on the wall behind me.
也有一支芝加哥市旗。
a Chicago flag badge on his backpack.
背包上面有一個芝加哥市旗徽章。
show up in all kinds of places.
在各種地方都能看見。
of Chicago pride.
or a firefighter dies in Chicago,
有警察或消防員身亡時
United States on his casket.
into the civic imagery of Chicago.
對芝加哥市民形象的力量。
love Chicago and therefore love the flag.
才喜歡芝加哥的市旗。
between great symbolism and civic pride.
一個相當正面的反饋循環。
to San Francisco in 2008,
that a child can draw it from memory.
連小孩子也能記住畫出來。
of the San Francisco flag is a phoenix
rising from the ashes
的災難性大火後
to both be too crude
at the same time,
puts that element in the plus column.
也讓旗幟加點分。
the background is mostly white,
gold border around it.
design element.
(Laughter) --
(笑聲)——
no lettering or seals.
不要有字母或者印章。
there's a motto on a ribbon
寫著一句格言
"Gold in peace, iron in war,"
doesn't say "USA" across the front.
they tend to behave.
and Turkey and Israel
of really great country flags,
because the stakes are high.
因為風險太高。
that good design
好的設計
sometimes it is, actually,
flag design principles.
旗幟設計的全部原則。
basic principles of flag design.
TK: Keep it simple.
凱伊:設計要簡單。
TK: Use meaningful symbolism.
凱伊:使用有意義的象徵。
TK: Use two to three basic colors.
凱伊:使用兩到三種基本顏色。
TK: No lettering or seals.
凱伊:不要用任何字母或印章。
writing of any kind.
read that at a distance.
你不會看到這些字。
TK: And be distinctive.
凱伊:要獨特。
to stick to these principles.
一般會遵循這些原則。
most country flags are okay.
to any designer of almost anything,
simplicity, deep meaning,
簡單、有意義、
thoughtful about colors,
writing you can't read --
都適用於所有設計師。
are rarely invoked
seems to be that fourth one.
看來是第四條原則。
with tiny writing on them.
to be on pieces of paper
用在一張紙上,
flapping in the breeze.
隨風飄揚的旗幟上。
what city they go to,
(Anaheim,右上角)
of the municipal seal
a lesson for how to do things right.
怎樣把旗幟設計好。
coat of arms of Amsterdam.
the whole coat of arms
"Amsterdam" below it,
下面再寫著「阿姆斯特丹」;
of the escutcheon, the shield,
badass city flag in the world.
are found throughout Amsterdam,
在阿姆斯特丹隨處可見,
are particularly painful
in vexillological history.
這支旗始用於1955年。
舉行了一場設計比賽
by the name of Fred Steffan
名叫Fred Steffan
密爾沃基市市旗。
representing industry,
from Milwaukee, wants to change it.
平面設計師,他想改變這支旗。
the Milwaukee flag over the top,
battle flag of the Milwaukee regiment.
在內戰期間所用的戰旗。
that much more ridiculous,
within the Milwaukee flag.
竟然還有一支旗。
of this flag, though,
two major redesign contests.
entries were received.
of the Milwaukee Arts Board
密爾沃基市的藝術委員會成員
were worthy of flying over the city.
飄揚在城市上空。
to change that thing! (Laughter)
換掉這東西!(笑聲)
to make you think
to try one more time
密爾沃基市相當出色。
都值得擁有一支出色的市旗。
to reveal his design yet.
展現他的設計。
proposing one of these things
which also has a great flag,
那樣了不起的旗幟,
inch rectangle on a piece of paper.
畫一個1×1.5英寸長方形。
within that tiny rectangle.
上這個小長方形。
and simple the design can be
這樣的設計限制
變得多麼簡單有力。
that in every bad flag
(Laughter)
(笑聲)
San Francisco's flag a good flag
that's got to go.
必須閃人。
or stylize the phoenix.
was designed by Frank Chimero
由Frank Chimero從新設計
if we was completely unfettered
也不遵循那些原則,
flags of the world more beautiful,
讓世界上的旗幟更加漂亮,
upon themselves
and look into the feasibility
得到官方認可的可行性。
a design rule or two.
to try to change that.
一起致力嘗試作出改變。
considers design itself,
is becoming more design-aware.
is at an all-time high.
as an indicator of how a city
可以反映
自身的設計體系:
than worry about a city flag,"
而不是擔憂一支市旗。」
for people to rally under
what a good city flag can do
and civic pride
of the community.
and graphical imagery
bad flags we don't use,
一支沒用的壞旗,
and tourism boards.
and break our hearts.
讓我們心碎。
don't really care about sports.
一點都不關心運動。
can just be cheesy.
a city to its people
can be as inspiring as Hong Kong
可以變得相當鼓舞人心,像香港市旗
特隆赫姆市旗,
about Pocatello, Idaho,
波卡特洛市旗想想辦法,
Vexillological Association
是北美最糟糕的旗幟。
symbol on it, people. (Laughter)
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Roman Mars - Digital storytellerWith his show 99% Invisible, Roman Mars discovered new ways to jolt public radio out of its old paradigms, while at the same time spinning riveting tales of design.
Why you should listen
From its humble beginnings in his home, Roman Mars’ podcast and radio show 99% Invisible accumulated a massive following to become a broadcast and internet phenomenon. Its premise -- 10- to 20-minute episodes focused on a single compelling story -- subverts public radio’s reliance on long, strictly formatted shows, and has garnered national praise.
Over a series of three runaway crowdsourced fundraising campaigns, 99% Invisible generated over $1.2 million, making Mars the most successful crowdfunded journalist in Kickstarter history.
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